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- Small changes…buy BPA free-canned beans
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 31st
  
  You understand that canned foods have BPA, right?
  
  What is BPA?
  
  Bisphenol A.
  
  Or put simply, it’s a chemical found in hard plastics and cans and wreaks havoc on your endocrine system.
  
  No thanks.
  
  Chances are, you probably heard about BPA 8-10 years ago. The most publicized offenders at the time were items such as plastic sports water bottles (Nalgene), baby bottles, and sippy cups.
  
  Well, what you may or may not know is that it is extremely common in the lining of cans as well.
  
  No doubt I rely on canned products like every household. Especially being that much of my meal planning involves the use of canned beans. In a perfect world, I would buy dry beans and cook them up myself, but that is not happening anytime soon.
  
  What you and I can do is be pickier about our canned beans because there are some companies that offer BPA-free products
  
  For today’s “Small changes…” I just want to tell you about two companies that have BPA-free canned beans.
  
  1) Eden Organic Beans
  
  Worth it to pay the tiny bit extra for Eden brand canned beans.
  
  Check out their commitment here: Eden foods
  
  2) Trader Joe’s Beans
  
  Trader Joe’s canned beans are all BPA-free.
  
  Most, but not all Trader Joe’s canned products are BPA-free.
  
  Remember, good health does not happen over night. Start with small grocery changes such as purchasing BPA-free products . This will eventually add up to good, long-term health for you and your family.
  
  Posted in Small changes | Tagged beans
- Small changes….Do not eat regular apples
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 22nd
  Yup. Seriously. Only organic.
  
  Always.
  
  I know “organic only” can sound all highbrow, but if there is one thing you want to be highbrow about, it is apples. Check out this list. Even if you have seen it 12x, look again. It helps to be reminded.
  
  These top 12 fruit and vegetables are the ones that are the biggest pesticide offenders.
  
  The Dirty Dozen (Always Buy Organic)
  1. Apples
  2. Celery
  3. Cherry tomatoes
  4. Cucumbers
  5. Grapes
  6. Hot peppers
  7. Nectarines (imported)
  8. Peaches
  9. Potatoes
  10. Spinach
  11. Strawberries
  12. Sweet bell peppers
  Environmental Working Group
  
  Yes, apples are number 1. There have been reports of 48 different kinds of pesticides on conventional apples.
  
  source:
  
  http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-204_162-20070839.html
  
  Guess what?
  
  This organic apple thing?
  
  This also includes applesauce.
  
  Sorry regular Mott’s, you are dead to me.
  
  Hello, Wild Harvest. Thank you for not disrupting my endocrine system.
  
  The organic apple thing?
  
  Also includes apple juice.
  
  These are really not that expensive. Take the plunge.
  
  Can’t afford organic on all 12 of those items listed above?
  
  Just go organic apples, okay?
  Posted in Small changes
- 4 vegetables made healthier when cooked
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 17th
  
  I know raw foods are all the rage. I even love me some awesome raw recipes!
  
  But, here is the thing. Healthy, whole foods are only good for you if your body is taking in the vitamins and minerals, right? For example, what is the point in drinking 4-day-old orange juice if the vitamin C is gone because of oxidation? We all mean well when we eat veggies and hummus, but how much of these nutrients are we truly absorbing?
  
  Yes, it’s great that you aren’t eating Baked Lays, but how can we do even better?
  
  Here’s how. Here are 4 veggies that are best eaten when cooked.
  
  Why?
  
  Better absorption
  
  1) Tomatoes
  
  Tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are a good choice.
  
  Why? Lycopene. A powerful antioxidant that gives tomato that color. Cook those tomatoes. It’s better available to you.
  
  2) Celery
  
  Saute these up in some veggie broth with chopped onion. Perfect.
  
  Why? Cooked celery’s potassium content helps maintain blood pressure levels.
  
  3) Carrots
  
  Full of antioxidants.
  
  Why? The beta carotene is 3X more available to your body when it is cooked.
  
  4) Broccoli
  
  Just don’t overdo this one. Then you lose a ton of nutrients. Not good.
  
  Why? Cooked broccoli has cancer fighting indoles. Again, more available to you.
  
  Where am I getting this info?
  
  http://nutritionfacts.org
  
  The information I have gathered from various videos and articles.
  
  Dr. Greger is great and if you want a website other than Facebook that is a complete time-suck, this is your site 🙂
  
  Posted in Random stuff, Small changes
- 5 surprising sources of sodium
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 10th
  
  Na.
  
  Sodium. Our diets are loaded. I am convinced.
  
  Obviously if you walk around munching broccoli stalks all day you need not worry, but who does that?
  
  We all need packaged food to an extent.
  
  Here is the deal. Shoot for the calories on your label to be about the same as the sodium percentage. 1:1.
  
  So 100 calories in one serving? Shoot for about 100 mg, 120 mg, maybe even 150…..
  
  Here are 5 surprising sources of Sodium.
  
  1) Cheese
  
  Cheese is your thing right?
  
  Not 1:1. Cheese definitely has more sodium than people think. This mozzarella’s sodium level is conservative compared to some others.
  
  2) Marinara Sauce
  
  Ok, thought I was good going organic. Not so much.
  
  Might as well have just punched me in the stomach. Yikes. I can’t even type those numbers. Ouch.
  
  3) Almond Milk
  
  Silk Almond Milk- 60 Calorie
  
  Hmm….never thought of putting salt in my cereal. 60 calories: 180 mg.
  
  4) Silver Dollar Pancakes
  
  Trader Joe’s brand. The 10-year-old My Foodie Call member loves these.
  
  430 mg? C’mon already! Back to oatmeal it is…..
  
  5) Lite Soy Sauce
  
  Don’t let that label fool you.
  
  Condiments can be the worst offenders. “Lite?” 550 mg? In this case, Lite means Low-ER sodium. Don’t let that green cap fool you. Yes it is better than the red cap soy sauce, but not by much.
  
  Does this family eat salt and sodium?
  
  Um…yes. Kind of have to.
  
  Are we aware?
  
  Yes. And we are a work in progress.
  
  Lesson to be learned:
  
  Flip that package, check your label, and make yourself more aware of what you are consuming.
  
  ***Task for the day.***
  
  Take a peak in your kitchen. Anything surprisingly high in sodium??
  
  Posted in Random stuff, Small changes
- Small changes…Make your own peanut butter
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 26th
  
  Making peanut butter is a lot easier than people realize. So super easy. One ingredient. Peanuts! You really shouldn’t be buying peanut butter with that added stuff when you can make it like this.
  
  Start like this.
  
  Dump them in your bowl.
  
  Process.
  
  It should start to crumble. This is after one minute.
  
  This is at 3 minutes.
  
  At this point I usually stop the food processor and scrape down the sides or dislodge any hardened nut butter from under the blade.
  
  This took 5 minutes. You could keep going if you want it extra drippy.
  
  Where my peanut butter went.
  
  Daughter wanted waffle with peanut butter. Oops, no peanut butter. Mama foodie call polished it off. Time to make some. 5 minutes. Done. Made it that fast. There are so many great variations of this as well. I have done chocolate peanut butter, maple cinnamon, pumpkin, various almond butters….
  
  So fun to experiment!
  
  Posted in Random stuff, Small changes
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